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Travis Scott, Astroworld Victims Battle in Court Over Rapper’s Charity Initiative

Attorneys for the families of Astroworld victims are fighting with Travis Scott's lawyers over a gag order in the case.

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Attorneys for the families of Astroworld victims are fighting with Travis Scott’s lawyers over a gag order in the case.

Highlights

  • Attorneys for Astroworld victims are fighting with Travis Scott’s lawyers over a gag order that’s been imposed on lawyers working on the massive case.
  • The families of a young boy killed at the festival say Scott is using the media – specifically the launch of a charitable initiative called Project HEAL – to try to win favor with potential jurors.
  • Scott’s attorneys say his philanthropy is genuine and that adding him to the gag order would violate his right to free speech.
  • A Nov.
  • 5 crowd crush incident during Scott’s performance left 10 dead and hundreds injured.
  • More than 2,800 concertgoers are suing Scott, Live Nation and other festival organizers, claiming they’re legally negligent in how they planned and conducted the event.